View report page

30
and causes of death, the Registrar-General has, from 1st January,
1950, implemented the Nomenclature Regulations, 1948, as
suggested by the World Health Organisation Although these regulations
are not binding on Medical Officers of Health, it is essential
that the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries
and Causes of Death, 1955, should be adopted in order that local
statistics can be compared with national figures and national with
international
Classification of Deaths—It should be borne in mind that
the statistical data compiled locally relating to cause of death may
not entirely agree with the figures furnished to Local Authorities
by the Registrar-General Classification of the cause of death is
taken from one or more causes as stated on the medical certificate
in accordance with the rules generally adopted throughout England
and Wales
The Registrar-General is able, in cases where it is deemed
desirable, to obtain fuller information from the certifying practitioner
This enables his department to modify the original classification—hence
the possibilities of discrepancies in some cases
between the figures prepared locally and those referred by the
Registrar-General
Common Infectious Diseases—Under this classification
comprising Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough
and Diarrhoea, one death was registered for the current year
compared with none for 1961, one for 1960 and a nil return for
each of the years 1959 and 1958
Smallpox—No deaths from Smallpox have been recorded
during the year, this year being the 60th since a death from this
disease occurred
Measles—During 1962 no deaths from measles were recorded
compared with none for the previous year and one for 1960 There
were no deaths from this complaint during the years 1959 and
1958
Scarlet Fever—For the sixteenth year in succession there
were no deaths attributed to this cause One was recorded in 1946,
none in 1945 and one in 1944
Whooping Cough—One death was credited to this cause
during the current year compared with a nil return obtaining during
each of the previous 8 years
Two deaths were registered for 1953, none for 1952 and one
for each of the years 1951 and 1950
Enteric Fever—There were no deaths arising from this cause
during the year and none have been recorded since 1941 Only 2
deaths from Typhoid Fever have been registered during the fast
25 years